03 November 2025
New article: “Examining gendered cassava trait preferences through commercial seed business: A case study of IITA GoSeed and Umudike Seeds in Nigeria”
A new article has been published on gendered cassava trait preferences based on a case study of IITA GoSeed and Umudike Seeds.
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16 October 2025
Webinar: “Breeding for social impact: Mapping cassava trait preferences through citizen science and farming typologies”, 23 October
Join us for our 14th webinar, where Dr Béla Teeken will discuss how citizen science and farmer typologies can steer cassava breeding toward real-world impact.
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18 September 2025
Webinar: “Demonstrating tricot analysis in R-Instat”, 25 September
Join Dr Lily Clements, Data Scientist and Educator from IDEMS International, for our 13th webinar in the 1000FARMS series to discuss “Demonstrating Tricot Analysis in R-Instat”. Dr Clements will demonstrate how to use R-Instat, a user-friendly R-based statistical software for tricot data analysis.
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18 July 2025
Webinar: “Field testing of the redesigned Farmer Feedback Sheet & Diploma for feedback after tricot trials”, 24 July
Join Juan Manuel Londoño and Dr Anna Müller from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT for our 12th webinar, which will explore how a redesigned Farmer Feedback Sheet can act not only as a data collection tool but also as a powerful medium for farmer engagement.
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07 July 2025
Webinar: “Group-based and citizen science on-farm variety selection approaches for bean growers in Central America”, 10 July
Martina Occelli, Research Associate at Cornell University’s Equitable Agricultural Research Lab, will join us for our 11th webinar in the 1000FARMS series to answer the question: How do different participatory research methods shape farmers’ outcomes?
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16 June 2025
Webinar: “On-farm testing in northern Ghana using the tricot approach: Successes, challenges, and way forward”, 19 June
Join us for our tenth webinar where Dr Theophilus Kwabla Tengey will lead a session on how triadic comparison of technology options (tricot) is transforming on-farm testing in northern Ghana.
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03 June 2025
Webinar: “Synthesis of tricot data to support decision-making in crop variety evaluation”, 5 June
Join us for our ninth webinar where Dr David Brown will be leading a session on how data synthesis methods are reshaping the ways we evaluate crop varieties in diverse contexts.
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15 May 2025
New research published: Citizen science informs demand-driven breeding of opportunity crops
A group of researchers, including from 1000FARMS, have studied farmers’ preferences for amaranth varieties across diverse geographical contexts to guide targeted breeding. The study reveals significant variation in farmer preferences, emphasising the need for context-specific breeding strategies.
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12 May 2025
Webinar: “Review of tricot principles and data analysis workflows”, 15 May
Join us for our eighth webinar where Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT Scientist Kauê de Sousa and the 1000FARMS team will lead a deep-dive session on the tricot approach.
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14 April 2025
Webinar: “Unlocking Farmer-Preferred Multipurpose Forage Mixtures: A Tricot Approach in Ethiopia”, 29 April
Join us for our seventh webinar where researcher Kalkidan Ayele Mulatu will join us to discuss “Unlocking Farmer-Preferred Multipurpose Forage Mixtures: A Tricot Approach in Ethiopia”.
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